Novels by Joshua A. Crown

At the door, there was a gentle smile on Lyra's delicate face. Her chest was rising and falling incessantly, which was caused by a violent gasp after a wild running.The old White froze and didn't say anything.Albert immediately reacted and went around to the old White and pleaded, "Dad, Miss Lyra is involved in this matter. Please don't leave first. We can listen to what she has to say first. Maybe there is something that we don't know?"Lyra smiled with curved eyebrows. Her face was extremely pleasing to the elders.The old White stared at her and agreed.Malcolm, who was still kneeling on one knee in the middle of the hall, actually had no confidence to be able to endure the punishment.All his attention was focused on his back. He was concentrating on waiting to the pain, so he didn't even hear Lyra's voice at the door.He had been waiting for a while. What fell on his back was not the harsh and vicious whip of the family rule, the shirt and suit that he had just taken off and re

"Okay, got it."Malcolm's tone sounded calm. What should come always had to come. But if Lyra knew it, she would probably feel unhappy for a while...Thinking about this, he immediately instructed Chad, "Call Keira over and have her accompany Rara on her pregnancy test. Don't say anything more to Rara.""Yes."Chad immediately took out his phone and messaged Keira.Within two minutes, Keira came up from the garage.She was Chad's little follower. Chad was busy with various investigations these days. Keira had to follow all the way every time, and then obediently wait in the car for him.Once Keira arrived, Malcolm looked serious and instructed her in a serious manner, "If Rara asks later, tell her that White Corp had an urgent business and I need to go the office." "Oh, okay."After the arrangement, Malcolm immediately left with Chad.The two of them returned to the White Manor in a short time.Malcolm lowered his head and quietly thought about something the whole way.When he reached

Lyra's eyes instantly went cold.She smiled sarcastically as she remembered what happened yesterday at the Lloyd Manor."Even you don't believe this test, my brothers who have loved me for more than twenty years believe it. It's really ridiculous to think about it.""As for your advice about having Micah come here ....," the sarcasm of her tone intensified, "he is the first to believe it when he saw the report with the president's signature yesterday." Now throughout the Lloyds, she trusted no one.Irene was secretly released and went to her opening ceremony. Before she left, she yelled at her and taunted, "The one in your family has been pretending to be an innocent sheep around you for so long. I'm really looking forward to the day when you see his true face!""It must be hard to be betrayed by the one you love so much! Lyra Lloyd! I'm waiting for the day when you know the truth and fall apart!"Previously, she thought that Irene was slandering Malcolm.Now when she thought about it

Lyra burst into laughter and proudly held out her right hand to Malcolm."You must think it clearly. There is no regret it later. If you dare to bully me in the future, I will not spare you." "Okay, wash board and ruler stand by for you."Lyra was amused by him. The sadness half an hour ago completely fade away in his a gentle reassurance.Her whole heart seems to be immersed in a honey pot, which was so sweet that she can not help but smile.Malcolm took her hand, decisively put that ring on her and continued, "Wear my diamond ring and be my woman." "Rara, you can't escape in your lifetime."He cupped her hand. His soft and thin lips gently kissed the back of her hand. Then he got up and carried her on his arms."Wait."Lyra looked at the green roses under the tree, "Can't waste such beautiful flowers. Why don't we have the bodyguards cut them and put them in vases in each room?" "It's up to you."He lowered his head, kissed her on the mouth and went inside the villa.Lyra was still

"Replaced?"Malcolm laughed and snorted lightly. And he glanced sharply and sarcastically at her, "Are you trying to say you will replace her? But you, are you worthy?"Ethel's face turned completely cold."Mr. Malcolm, I hope that when Lyra's identity as an illegitimate daughter is made public, you will also choose to marry her with determination, regardless of the fact that White Corp's stock will plummet." She smiled and gave a condescending laugh. Then she turned her head and walked away.Chad watched her back as she got in a car and left. He spat and gritted his teeth, "As if she isn't an illegitimate daughter herself!""Oh my temper! Why the hell does she have to be so supercilious?""Keira is also only nineteen years old, but her scheming seems cute. Why is Ethel so disgusting!?"Chad was indignant and cursed for a long time, struggling to quell his anger.Malcolm just let him do so and calmly helped Lyra arrange, "For Rara and Clark's paternity test, I'll leave it to you to ha

Keith was momentarily dumbfounded and could only look to Micah, "Micah, can you?"Micah got up, got the test report on the coffee table and carefully examined it.At the end of the report, it was written, "the parent-child relationship is not supported", along with the official seal of Suham Hopevale General Hospital and the signature of the president."The president of Hopevale General Hospital is Mr. Hall. He is my teacher. He has always had a good relationship with dad. He personally signed it... It can't be false."It was not false?These words hit Keith and Kathleen's hearts hard.Claudia was delighted and did not hide her feelings at all.Lyra didn't pay any attention to the paternity test. She just looked at Collin, who was on the main couch and had deep eyes and didn't say anything. "Collin, you don't seem surprised. You already knew it?"Collin: "Not really early to know. After dad's accident, I'm the first to arrive. I immediately looked up the cause and knew it at most a fe

Tanya's POV.The slammed door shakes terribly, making a loud sound that attracts everyone's attention; hence everyone turns to face Marco as he exits room 401. Shocked, I realize that I have underestimated how tall and huge he is. He is at least a head taller than everyone in the hallway and his cold, icy eyes sweep through the crowd in one swift glance."What's the problem?" he says, leaning against the doorway to his room with a cup of whiskey in his hands. "You all won't let us sleep.""It's this bitch," Alina yells. "She cheated on her boyfriend.""Is that so?" he glances at me as though he has never seen me before in his entire life. "And what makes you think so?" he calmly asks, his eyes still lock on my face. "What?" Alina asks, confused by the question."You march in here," he turns to face her, standing erect and dominating everyone with his incredible physique. "Yelling and screaming at the top of your lungs that this pretty girl just cheated on her boyfriend as though you c

At Present...Tanya's POV.The man is unruffled as I scream my lungs out. He just gazes at me with those wicked, cold eyes that send chills down my spine, making me scream louder. Although it is only for a few seconds, it feels like I am screaming forever; yet the man doesn't blink. He just keeps staring at me with those icy, cold eyes."Who are you?" I ask, confused and startled that I am naked, in bed, with a man that I clearly don't know. I subconsciously touch my neck. Luckily, at least he didn't mark me."I think I should be the one asking you who you are?" his voice is cold.He drags his icy blue eyes all over me and when his gaze rests on my face, I shiver slightly as the room seems to get colder. His gaze is filled with raw, cold power that envelops me like an invisible cold fog."No, I should be," I whine nervously. "You're in my room. You're naked and sleeping on my bed." I wring my hands together, trying to hide the anxiety that threatens to overwhelm me.I try to remember

Tanya's POV."Who are you?" the menacing voice growled."I..." I stuttered as I tried to say something, anything; but my mind was blank. It took all my willpower to stay awake and I lacked the energy to form any coherent sentence. The room was dark and all I could see was a dark figure in the shape of a man. The only source of light in the room was the dim rays of moonlight that spilled into the room from the open windows, but it wasn't enough to fully illuminate the room."Who are you and what are you doing in my room?" the voice said.I wanted to say this was my room; that he was the intruder; that he had no right to interrogate me, but all I did was stagger and stumble into his arms. I was shocked when I saw a pair of icy blue eyes and realized that it was the same man I saw in the crowd. His face lacked any emotions as he stared at me, patiently waiting for me to respond. He was naked, save for a small towel wrapped around his waist. The sight of his naked body completely disorien

I was trying to switch on the light when I suddenly froze. I was not alone in the room and a low, wolfish growl confirmed it. "Mate," he murmured. *** Tanya's POV. Despite my sorrow, I allowed Alina to dress me as she pleased. I gazed at myself in the mirror, unable to believe my eyes. I looked like a beautiful princess. The emerald gown Alina gave me elegantly hugged my curves and highlighted my features. I knew I was beautiful, but I never imagined I was that beautiful. "...and for one final touch," she announced. "A perfume." "I've got one," I exclaimed and fished out the perfume I created recently from my bag. This perfume was inspired by a scent that always hovered in my mind. Malik, my boss at the perfume shop, must have sensed how much the perfume meant to me that he gave it to me as my birthday gift. "It smells really nice," Alina said as she sprayed it all over me and gave it back. "Come on, we're going to have so much fun," she said and dragged me into the street. Ali

Tanya's POV.. Well, I never thought I'd end up like this. Awake, naked, on a soft woolen bed that isn't mine, and wrapped in the arms of a terribly handsome stranger that I absolutely do not recognize. As if that isn't bad enough, I have no memory of what happened the previous night. I shut my eyes for a few seconds, hoping, praying, that I'm dreaming. But I open them again, only to be faced with a pair of icy blue eyes, and I scream. I have no idea who the man is or how I got to the room. All I know is that the previous day was my eighteenth birthday. And just like everything else in my life, it was a total nightmare. ***One day earlier..."Yes, Brandon! Oh God, yes!"I froze in the doorway of my boyfriend's room, my heart plummeting. The voice wasn’t mine. My stomach twisted as I took in the scene before me—Brandon tangled in the sheets with another woman, their bodies entwined in a way that left no room for misinterpretation.The horror gripping me at that moment contrasted s

Letta didn't know how long she had been in Marco's embrace, completely naked. Her clothes were scattered on the floor, a result of Marco's actions. This only heightened her body temperature as Marco freely touched every inch of her. Letta felt Marco lifting her hair, brushing it away from her neck.Marco immediately inhaled Letta's scent deeply, prompting Letta to push Marco away, as if she wanted him to continue. Letta also felt how Marco's gentle tongue played with her neck and shoulders, leaving strong marks. Letta could only draw closer, embracing Marco's body. Her pounding and heavy head seemed to suddenly disappear, yet Letta didn't understand why her consciousness hadn't fully returned. If she were fully aware, Letta would have surely pushed Marco forcefully to stop touching her. However, this time, on the contrary, Letta wanted Marco to keep touching her.Marco did it with tenderness, without any rough caresses or painful suctions. Letta could only sigh beautifully in Marco's

Marco furrowed his brow as he gazed at the woman who seemed completely detached from herself, lost in thoughts that he couldn't quite grasp. His sharp eyes traced over her face, noticing the distant look in her gaze, as if she were drowning in memories too heavy to carry. Marco's mind was consumed with questions, wondering if Letta had truly gotten drunk after just a few glasses of wine, or if there was something deeper weighing her down.Letta, sitting across from him, slowly massaged the bridge of her nose, her fingers trembling slightly. The air between them was thick with unspoken words, heavy with emotions neither of them wanted to acknowledge."I shouldn't have gotten involved with a man like you," Letta suddenly murmured, her voice laced with bitterness and regret.Marco, who had been about to take another sip from his glass of wine, froze mid-motion. His fingers tightened subtly around the delicate crystal, but his expression remained unreadable. His mind processed her words c

Letta then gazed at Marco as he stepped closer to her."Let's go home now," he said, prompting Letta to get up from her seat and follow Marco's steps."Shouldn't we say goodbye to your parents?" Letta asked, causing Marco to pause. He then turned to look at Letta."If you want to bid them farewell, you can go back. They're in Dad's office," Marco said, making Letta shake her head. She certainly didn't dare to go back alone to bid farewell to her in-laws."Alright, then let's leave without any formalities," Marco said, heading towards the already prepared car, followed by Letta who now sat beside him. Throughout the journey, Letta chose to look out the window, as she didn't know how Marco was feeling at the moment, and she didn't want to risk making him even more upset.Finally, Letta heard Marco's firm voice again, "Is what's outside more interesting than looking at me?" Marco asked, making Letta pause before finally looking at Marco, who now gazed ahead with his haughty expression."

Marco then tidied up his appearance, adjusting the position of his suit, before finally glancing towards Letta, who was also doing the same. Letta straightened her messy dress and makeup, causing Marco to pause for a moment, gazing at her small figure. However, when Letta attempted to let her hair down, Marco gave her a disapproving look."Put your hair up high," Marco said, causing Letta to immediately meet his gaze through the mirror in front of her."Why? Don't you want people to see your neck?" Marco asked again, glancing at the kissmark, a sign of his possession. Letta remained silent, neither refuting nor responding to Marco's words. Letta simply did as Marco said, raising her hair high, tying it up neatly, revealing her slender neck distinctly.Letta was too tired to argue with Marco, so Marco eventually walked over to her, allowing Letta to feel his body against her small back. Then, Letta widened her eyes as Marco kissed her neck where the kiss mark was, with a gentle kiss, c

Marco then walked towards Letta after Jacob stepped away and made sure the man was not around them. After that, Letta widened her eyes as Marco immediately pulled her back into the bathroom. Letta was then pushed quite forcefully, causing her back to hit the sink inside the bathroom. As usual, Marco immediately gripped both sides of Letta's face firmly and stared at her with an intense gaze."What are you doing? Are you letting him touch your body like that?" Marco asked, making Letta shake her head immediately."No, I warned him not to touch me recklessly," Letta said, causing Marco to release his grip harshly."You didn't even seem to resist when he touched your lips. Is that what you want, or do you want to find a new prey, or perhaps, did you do the same thing to me when we first met?" Marco said again, making Letta widen her eyes. It indicated that Marco now saw her as a cheap woman."I didn't do anything disgusting like that," Letta said with a slightly raised voice, making Marc

Letta could guess that the lengthy debate they had been conducting since earlier would be won by her husband. Jacob was really giving Marco an unfriendly look when Marco ended the argument, stating that Jacob and his family had no rights to the Jovanka assets. Edward held their signatures that transferred all the assets inherited to Edward, because of Jovanka's past downturn that made Edward work hard to revive the Jovanka name as it is now. With Marco's help, Jovanka flourished rapidly, especially with their airline company becoming the number one in the country. Marco also expanded the Jovanka name in the hospitality sector, tourism, and luxury resorts scattered throughout the country. This made the Jovanka assets unquestionable, not just a matter of arguments. Letta had been feeling queasy since earlier, and finally, hesitantly, she touched Marco's shoulder, which he never let go of. "May I go to the back for a moment? I need to go to the bathroom," Letta said, making Marco look at